2000 Canadian Grand Prix
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 2000 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Grand Prix Air Canada 2000)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 2000 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada before 100,000 people. It was the eighth round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 38th Canadian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 69-lap race from pole position. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second with Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella third.
Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship going into the race, while Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. He started alongside McLaren driver David Coulthard after qualifying on pole position. Barrichello began from third, alongside Coulthard's teammate Mika Häkkinen. Michael Schumacher and Coulthard battled for first place until Coulthard served a ten-second stop-go penalty on lap 14 because mechanics worked on his car 15 seconds before the race began. Michael Schumacher took an early pit stop just before half-distance, allowing Barrichello to lead the race until his own pit stop on lap 43. Rain had begun to fall by this point, and drivers had switched to wet-weather tyres. Michael Schumacher maintained his lead for the rest of the race and won by one-tenth of a second over Barrichello.
Michael Schumacher won his fifth race of 2000 and his 40th overall. It increased his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 22 points over Coulthard, with Häkkinen another two points behind. Ferrari extended their World Constructors' Championship lead to 18 points over McLaren. Benetton, with 18 points, demoted the Williams squad to fourth place with nine races remaining in the season.
BackgroundEdit
The 2000 Canadian Grand Prix was the eighth of seventeen events in the 2000 Formula One World Championship and took place at the Template:Cvt clockwise temporary road course Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 18 June 2000.<ref name="CF1Race" /><ref name="ESPNResults" /> Sole tyre supplier Bridgestone brought the soft and medium dry compound tyres to the event.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher led the pre-race World Drivers' Championship with 46 points, followed by McLaren's David Coulthard on 34 points and his teammate Mika Häkkinen on 29 points. Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello was fourth with 22 points, while Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella was fifth with 14 points.<ref name=points>Template:Cite book</ref> Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship with 68 points, ahead of McLaren on 63. Williams were third with 15 points, Benetton fourth with 14 points and Jordan fifth with 9 points.<ref name=points/>
The Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) declared in the weeks preceding up to the event that it would hold strikes over pension fund contributions throughout the Grand Prix weekend.<ref name=motorsportstrike>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> STCUM chose those dates as because public transport was designated as an essential service over the high-profile weekend.<ref name=motorsportstrike/> The road leading to the circuit would also be closed to spectators.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> STCUM went before the Essential Services Council on 9 June to discuss developing a contingency plan to ensure spectators could attend the race with full services running.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On June 13, a deal was agreed upon, with 60% of transport workers voting in favour of increased pay and pensions, letting the race to continue unaffected.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following the Template:F1GP on 4 June, the teams tested at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza between 6 and 8 June to prepare for the Canadian Grand Prix.<ref name="FIAUpdate">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barrichello set the first day's fastest times, ahead of McLaren test driver Olivier Panis. Testing was halted when Prost's Nick Heidfeld and Luciano Burti both experienced engine and electronic failures respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Häkkinen was fastest on the second day. BAR driver Ricardo Zonta lost control of his car and crashed into the barriers at the Parabolica corner, limiting his testing time as repairs were made to his car.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Williams' Jenson Button was quickest on the third day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ferrari also tested at their private facility, the Fiorano Circuit, with test driver Luca Badoer, who practised pit stops and starts, used different car set-ups, tested new car components and ran on an artificially wet track.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The event included eleven teams (each representing a different constructor) of two drivers each.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ralf Schumacher was passed fit in the days preceding the race. He had a major crash at the Sainte Devote ciorner in the last race, resulting in a Template:Convert gash on his left calf that required stitches.<ref name=ralfinjurybbc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Williams team had its test driver Bruno Junqueira ready to race if Ralf Schumacher was unable to compete.<ref name=ralfinjurybbc/> Ralf Schumacher said that he would decide whether to compete after the first free practice sessions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Two days before the race, he confirmed his participation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Teams approached the event by concentrating on their brake cooling systems, installing larger air intakes to adapt to the circuit's braking demands.<ref name=AutosprintTech>Template:Cite journal</ref> McLaren installed power steering in their two race cars following six months of testing and research into a low-weight solution. BAR fitted power steering to Jacques Villeneuve's vehicle only for Friday's free practice sessions because the team wanted to introduce it at future events. Arrows, Minardi, Prost, and Sauber were the only teams without power steering. Jaguar did not fit a high load aerodynamic downforce bonnet introduced at the Monaco Grand Prix. Benetton used new front and rear ailerons, while Sauber installed a qualifying grade Ferrari engine from the Template:F1GP.<ref name=AutosprintTech/>
PracticeEdit
Before the race on Sunday, there were two one-hour sessions on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday.<ref name="regulations">Template:Cite book</ref> The Friday morning and afternoon practice sessions were held in hot, dry weather.<ref name="fiafriday">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Teams made changes to their car setups while drivers tested the updates, reporting on their effectiveness and any concerns.<ref name="fiafriday" /> The majority of incidents during Friday practice occurred between turns seven and eight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Michael Schumacher set the first practice session's fastest lap, a 1:21.304, almost a tenth of a second faster than teammate Rubens Barrichello. Coulthard was third, ahead of Häkkinen. Jaguar's Eddie Irvine was fifth fastest, ahead of Sauber's Johnny Herbert. Arrows' Jos Verstappen, Fisichella, Villeneuve and Minardi's Marc Gené were seventh through tenth.<ref name="AF1FP1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Heidfeld damaged his car's left front suspension in a crash early in the session,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Zonta twice lost control of his vehicle by pushing hard.<ref name="AF1FP1" /> Coulthard set the day's fastest time in the second practice session, lapping at 1:20.602 with 20 minutes remaining.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Michael Schumacher and Barrichello were second and third, with Herbert lapping quicker in fourth.<ref name="fiafriday" /> Häkkinen, fifth, reported inclement handling and excess understeer entering turns.<ref name="Goodman2000">Template:Cite book</ref> Jordan's Jarno Trulli, Mika Salo of Sauber, Irvine, Fisichella and Villeneuve followed in the top ten.<ref name="fiafriday" />
During Saturday morning practice, the weather became more breezy, cooler and cloudy.<ref name="fiasaturday">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SpeedvisionSatPractice">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Most teams fine-tuned their vehicles' aerodynamics and used new and worn tyres at both the front and rear. Due to oil pressure issues, Ralf Schumacher had a new engine installed in his car, and extra downforce was added to his car, which had been considerably modified.<ref name="F1MagReport">Template:Cite journal</ref> Häkkinen led the third practice session with a lap of 1:19.115. Barrichello was second, 0.089 seconds slower than Häkkinen. Michael Schumacher was third fastest, ahead of Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve, Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Fisichella, Verstappen and Herbert in places four to ten.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Coulthard did not set a lap time during practice because his engine was changed owing to a malfunctioning electrical system.<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name=F1MagReport/>
Most participants lapped faster in the last practice session.<ref name="ASatFP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Coulthard enjoyed a trouble-free practice and was fastest just under halfway through with a time of 1:18.654,<ref name="F1NetFP4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which was less than half a second slower than the circuit record lap set during qualifying for the 1998 race.<ref name="SpeedvisionSatPractice" /> Michael Schumacher and Barrichello maintained their pace from Friday, going second and third. Häkkinen was fourth and could not go faster when he passed an area with waved yellow flags.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> Trulli was fifth, ahead of Ralf Schumacher, who drove faster following set-up alterations. Villeneuve, Frentzen, Salo and Fisichella were seventh to tenth.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some drivers lost control of their cars during the session.<ref name="ASatFP" /> Heidfeld's engine failed halfway through practice and dropped oil on the circuit, catching out Benetton's Alexander Wurz. His Prost teammate Jean Alesi stopped on the grass when his car ran out of fuel.<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name="F1NetFP4" /> Pedro Diniz's Sauber chassis and undertray were damaged after mounting a kerb; he qualified in the spare C19 car.<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name=F1MagReport />
QualifyingEdit
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Each driver was limited to twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with the starting order determined by their fastest laps. The 107% rule was in force during this session, which required each driver to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap to qualify for the race.<ref name="regulations" /> The session was held in dry, sunny weather;<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name="temp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> winds were observed and there was a diminishing chance of rain.<ref name=SpeedvisionQuali>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> No driver appeared to venture onto the circuit, which was dustier and slicker than in practice, particularly at turns eight and nine, as well as the second chicane.<ref name=AutosportQuali>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Michael Schumacher took his third pole position of the season, and the 26th of his career,<ref name="fiasaturday" /> with a time of 1:18.439 set on his final lap.<ref name=SpeedvisionQuali /><ref name=AutosportQuali/> Coulthard qualified second, 0.098 seconds slower than Michael Schumacher's lap, having battled the latter for grid position throughout qualifying.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> Barrichello qualified third after encountering traffic and a stoppage to qualifying.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Häkkinen, fourth, encountered traffic during his qualifying runs and ran a defective front wing.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="atlasquali">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Frentzen, fifth, struggled to find his braking point at the L'Epingle hairpin due to heavy winds.<ref name="atlasquali" /> Villeneuve was sixth after locking his front tyres at the first chicane during his first full speed lap. His teammate Zonta was eighth.<ref name=F1NetQuali>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Trulli in seventh lacked grip in his tyres. Arrows' Pedro de la Rosa and Fisichella (driving with excess understeer and lack of traction) were ninth and tenth.<ref name="fiasaturday" />
Herbert missed qualifying for the top ten by two hundredths of a second, even though he was happy with his car.<ref name="atlasquali" /> Despite lacking mechanical grip, Ralf Schumacher set the 12th quickest lap.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> He was ahead of Verstappen who damaged his front suspension at turn four,<ref name=F1MagReport /> (a corner without a run-off area), resulting in a five-minute delay to qualifying after 40 minutes.<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name=SpeedvisionQuali/> Drivers entered the pit lane and remained there until marshals cleaned the circuit and put Verstappen's car onto a flatbed truck.<ref name=SpeedvisionQuali/><ref name=F1NetQuali/> The resultant damage meant Verstappen drove his team's spare car.<ref name="gprace">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wurz, 14th in the second Benetton, lost time when he caught the aftermath of Verstappen's collision.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> Salo, 15th, had his rear wheel lock on downshifts. Irvine's slower Jaguar was behind him.<ref name="atlasquali" /> Alesi qualified his Prost car 17th despite an engine failure.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> He was ahead of Button in 18th after Button's engine cut out at maximum revolutions per minute due to fuel-pick up fault on his final two (his third and fourth) runs.<ref name="Goodman2000" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Diniz was 19th.<ref name="fiasaturday" /> The circuit's slow corners compounded the Williams FW22's poor performance, as it performed better on tracks with faster turns and both Ralf Schumacher and Button experienced car setup issues.<ref name="Button02">Template:Cite book</ref> Gené took 20th in the faster Minardi and his teammate Gastón Mazzacane completed the starting order in 22nd after facing the possibility of transgressing the 107 per cent rule for most of qualifying.<ref name=SpeedvisionQuali/><ref name=AutosportQuali/> Mazzacane went through the gravel and crashed at the first chicane; he drove the spare Minardi entry and then Gené's race car to qualify.<ref name="fiasaturday" /><ref name=F1NetQuali/> Heidfeld separated the two Minardi drivers in 21st.<ref name=SpeedvisionQuali/>
Qualifying classificationEdit
Warm-upEdit
The drivers took to the track in cloudy, windy weather below Template:Cvt at 09:30 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) for a 30-minute warm-up session,<ref name="regulations" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> reporting car issues to their teams.<ref name=FIAWarmUp /> Michael Schumacher set the fastest overall lap in his Ferrari at 1:18.932. His teammate Barrichello was second-quickest.<ref name=":0" /> The McLaren pair rounded out the top four fastest drivers;<ref name="Goodman2000" /> Häkkinen in third in front of Coulthard in fourth.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Amongst the slower runners, the engine cover was shed from Heidfeld's car on the main straight.<ref name=FIAWarmUp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Zonta recorded no lap times due to an engine failure on his first lap out of the pit lane and Irvine was observed driving on wet-weather tyres on a dry circuit.<ref name=F1MagReport />
RaceEdit
The race started before 100,000 at 14:00 local time and lasted 69 laps over a distance of Template:Cvt.<ref name="CF1Race" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The pre-race weather was dry and cloudy with the air temperature at Template:Cvt and the track temperature Template:Cvt;<ref name="temp" /> forecasters predicted a 70 per cent chance of rain.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /> As the drivers began the formation lap, Coulthard's McLaren stalled due to a clutch problem and he signalled to his mechanics for assistance.<ref name=AutosportRace>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The mechanics restarted Coulthard's car despite being warned not to on the McLaren team radio, a violation of FIA safety regulations.<ref name="Goodman2000" /><ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /><ref name=CooperAnalysis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Coulthard took his grid position before the entire field passed him.<ref name="fiarace">Template:Cite journal</ref> Coulthard made a better start than Michael Schumacher, but the latter held his position going into the first corner. Meanwhile, Häkkinen resisted Barrichello's initial attempts to pass him for third.<ref name="gprace" /> During lap one, Villeneuve progressed from sixth to third by passing on the outside,<ref name=SpeedvisionRace>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Verstappen moved from 13th to 10th.<ref name="lapchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Villeneuve's manoeuvre put the early braking Häkkinen wide, letting Barrichello past on the outside for fourth into turn two.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /><ref name="gprace" /><ref name=SpeedvisionRace/> A clutch failure farther down the track stranded Irvine on the grid. Marshals pushed him to the pit lane exit.<ref name=F1MagReport /><ref name="fiarace" />
In contrast to past years, where there was a multi-car accident, no cars were damaged.<ref name="GuardianReport">Template:Cite news</ref> At the first lap's completion, the first six drivers were Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Barrichello, Häkkinen, and Frentzen. Coulthard set a fastest lap of the race, a 1:21.335 on lap two as he closed on Michael Schumacher.<ref name=lapchart/> De la Rosa took sixth from Frentzen at the hairpin on the same lap.<ref name=AutosportRace/><ref name=fiarace/> He could not get close to Häkkinen because of his engine's horsepower disadvantage.<ref name=AutosportRace/> On lap four, Michael Schumacher began trading fastest laps with Coulthard as Villeneuve held third but was delaying three drivers behind him.<ref name=fiarace/><ref name=lapchart/> Michael Schumacher pulled away from Villeneuve while Barrichello and Häkkinen could not beat Villeneuve's straight-line speed.<ref name=CooperAnalysis/> As Verstappen pressures Fisichella into a braking error and passed him for tenth place on the same lap,<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /><ref name="fiarace" /> Button's engine began to cut out at maximum revolutions due to a fuel pick-up issue.<ref name=Button02/>
As Michael Schumacher and Coulthard continued their battle up front,<ref name="lapchart" /> the stewards informed the McLaren team on lap ten that Coulthard would serve a ten-second stop-go penalty as his mechanics had worked on his car 15 seconds before the formation lap began.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name="GuardianReport" /> On the 13th lap, Ralf Schumacher overtook Herbert to take 12th position.<ref name="fiarace" /> Coulthard took his penalty on lap 14 and rejoined in tenth place.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /> Herbert entered the pit lane with an gearbox issue on lap 15 and became the race's first retirement.<ref name="gprace" /><ref name="lapchart" /> Häkkinen failed to pass Barrichello on the front straight on lap 17.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name=SpeedvisionRace/> On lap 20, as the skies darkened and rain showers approached, De la Rosa became the first of the two stopping drivers to make a pit stop.<ref name=SpeedvisionRace/><ref name=f1comrace>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He reemerged in 15th position.<ref name=lapchart/> Michael Schumacher had extended his lead over Villeneuve to 22 seconds by the 22nd lap, while Villeneuve continued to battle for second with Barrichello and Häkkinen. Frentzen trailed the trio ahead of him by 1.9 seconds.<ref name=lapchart/> Meanwhile, Coulthard was one second slower than the race leader.<ref name=f1comrace/>
Light rain began to fall on lap 23, and the circuit became slippery, slowing Michael Schumacher's lap times by two seconds for two laps.<ref name=CooperAnalysis/><ref name="fiarace" /> Trulli passed Zonta for sixth place one lap later.<ref name="fiarace" /> Coulthard lost three positions after spinning on oil dropped from Verstappen's car at turn 12.<ref name="lapchart" /><ref name="f1comrace" /> Villeneuve lost second to Barrichello on lap 25 following a short battle and the Brazilian started to gradually close up to Michael Schumacher.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name=SpeedvisionRace/> As Häkkinen was closing in on Villeneuve, Barrichello began to draw away from the two.<ref name=CooperAnalysis/> Two laps later, Trulli overtook teammate Frentzen for sixth.<ref name="gprace" /> Both Ferrari drivers were trading fastest laps by lap 29. Meanwhile, Häkkinen began to launch a challenge to overtake Villeneuve for third place. Further down, Zonta passed Frentzen for sixth place.<ref name="fiarace" /> Jordan retired Frentzen at the end of his 33rd lap due to a drop in pressure in the rear wheel braking system, which softened the brake pedal.<ref name=F1MagReport /><ref name="gprace" />
Michael Schumacher, concerned with braking issues,<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /> stopped early on lap 34. Ferrari inspected his car's rear and adjusted his front wing angle.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name="f1comrace" /> Although Michael Schumacher had more fuel to complete extra laps, Ferrari did not feel he was under threat.<ref name=CooperAnalysis/> He rejoined two seconds behind his teammate Barrichello,<ref name=SpeedvisionRace/> but a heavy fuel load and a car malfunction slowed him.<ref name=F1MagReport /> Schumacher was ahead of Häkkinen, who passed Villeneuve on lap 35 by braking later than Villeneuve into the first turn.<ref name=SpeedvisionRace/><ref name="lapchart" /> Heidfeld went off to the side of the circuit with an engine bay fire after making a pit stop on the 36th lap.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name="quotes" /> Alesi in the other Prost stalled at his pit stop and emerged ahead of Irvine.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name="lapchart" /> Trulli became the first front runner to make a scheduled pit stop on lap 39.<ref name="lapchart" /> Alesi retired with a sudden loss of hydraulic pressure on lap 40.<ref name="fiarace" /><ref name="quotes" /> Häkkinen, Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello, Zonta, Coulthard, Villeneuve and Fisichella made their pit stops over the next three laps.<ref name="lapchart" /> Salo retired with an engine failure on lap 43.<ref name="gprace" /> As rain began to fall after the pit stop window closed on lap 42, every driver had switched from dry to wet tyres.<ref name="Goodman2000" /><ref name="f1comrace" /> Häkkinen was the final driver to make such a pit stop on lap 46.<ref name="lapchart" /> Fisichella ran wide and lost second to Barrichello on the 47th lap.<ref name="fiarace" />
At the conclusion of lap 47, with the scheduled pit stops completed, the first six drivers were Michael Schumacher, Barrichello, Fisichella, Häkkinen, Trulli, and Wurz.<ref name="lapchart" /> Michael Schumacher went off the wet track at turn one on lap 48, remaining half a minute ahead of Barrichello.<ref name=CooperAnalysis/><ref name="f1comrace" /> De La Rosa and Diniz were vying for 12th when contact between both drivers saw De La Rosa strike the barrier on the 49th lap. A broken wheel from the accident forced De La Rosa to retire. Verstappen and Wurz went off the track on lap 52 while duelling for sixth place. Verstappen overtook Wurz five laps later.<ref name="fiarace" /> Verstappen passed Trulli for fifth on lap 61.<ref name="f1comrace" /> During lap 65, Gené lost control of his car in the middle of a straight while braking and spun onto the grass. His car stalled, causing him to retire.<ref name="f1comrace" /><ref name="quotes" /> Villeneuve overshot an attempted overtake on Coulthard for eighth into turn 10 on the 64th lap.<ref name="gprace" />
On the next lap, the rain began increasing in intensity as Villeneuve performed the same pass although he hit Ralf Schumacher, causing both drivers to retire.<ref name=fiarace/> Coulthard and Wurz collided at turn one, sending both drivers into the grass on lap 68. Wurz made a pit stop for repairs.<ref name="gprace" /> Barrichello began to close up to Michael Schumacher in the final laps as Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn instructed him to slow.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /><ref name="fiarace" /> Michael Schumacher slowed due to an issue at the rear of his car he had for most of the race;<ref name="Goodman2000" /> he held off Barrichello to win his fifth race of the 2000 season and 40th of his career,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in 1'41:12.313, at an average speed of Template:Cvt.<ref name="results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barrichello finished second 0.174 seconds behind his teammate in a formation finish,<ref name=SpeedvisionRace/> with Fisichella securing the final podium in third because his pit stop for wet-weather tyres (following a quick decision not to install dry grooved tyres) came just as the rain fell.<ref name="Goodman2000" /><ref name=CooperAnalysis/> Häkkinen finished fourth after passing the pit lane entry just as rainfall arrived.<ref name=AutosportRace/> Verstappen was fifth and Trulli completed the points scorers in sixth.<ref name=results/> Coulthard, Zonta, Wurz, and Diniz filled the next four spots, with Button, Mazzacane, and Irvine finishing at least one lap behind the victor. Despite not finishing the Grand Prix, Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve, and Gené were the final classified runners.<ref name=results/>
Post-raceEdit
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference.<ref name="regulations" /> Ferrari team member Ignazio Lunetta appeared on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Michael Schumacher explained that his early pit stop was due to a suspected sensor failure that caused his crew to receive misinformation.<ref name=pressconf>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also stated that the wet weather prompted him to shift his car's brake balance to the front.<ref name=pressconf/> Barrichello stated that he warned Brawn that if it rained for ten more laps, it would be faster to make an extra pit stop.<ref name=pressconf/> Nonetheless, he stated that he trusted his team's judgement and revealed that his car developed a clutch problem during the race.<ref name=quotes/> Fisichella remarked that he was racing conservatively due to his one-stop strategy.<ref name=pressconf/> He also praised the team for maintaining a continuous run of podium finishes at the circuit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Häkkinen said that his race was "over" when the rain began falling, having failed to finish higher.<ref name=quotes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Verstappen scored his first points since the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix.<ref name="F12000SeasonBook" /> Verstappen was pleased with the outcome and thanked his team for moving to wet tyres while staying in communication with his mechanics.<ref name=quotes/> Trulli remarked that he had "never had to work so hard for one point" because of the amount of pressure he was under.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Coulthard stated that stalling his car cost him the race win and that it was his fault. On the other hand, he criticised his penalty, believing that Formula One's governing body, the FIA, should have allowed race stewards more freedom in determining whether a driver gaining an advantage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> David Tremayne of The Independent noted had Coulthard raised his hand before the start, he might have started from the back of the grid.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The stewards penalties Villeneuve and Diniz 25 seconds to their total race times for their crashes with Ralf Schumacher and de la Rosa, respectively, because a decision was not reached prior to the race's last five laps.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Villeneuve and Diniz were each reprimanded following a review of video footage and interviews of all the involved drivers. McLaren team principal Ron Dennis was critical of Villeneuve's driving in the event, saying he was driving "in a way that was verging on the kamikaze. He had nothing to lose and was driving in Canada in front of his home crowd and was clearly on a mission."<ref name=Penalty>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Villeneuve admitted he was fault for causing the accident that saw him collide with Ralf Schumacher and apologised to Schumacher.<ref name=Penalty/> De La Rosa thought it would better for all to watch footage of his accident with Diniz on television and called Diniz's manoeuvre "very dangerous".<ref name="quotes" /> Diniz felt that De La Rosa should have been more intelligent by slowing.<ref name="quotes" />
The result increased Michael Schumacher's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 56 points, 22 more than second-placed David Coulthard. Häkkinen stayed third, two points behind his teammate, while Barrichello, in fourth, closed the gap to Häkkinen to four points. Fisichella finishing third kept him in fifth place on 18 points.<ref name=points/> Ferrari's one-two finish extended their lead over McLaren to 18 points in the World Constructors' Championship. Benetton overtook Williams for third place, while BAR remained fifth with nine races in the season remaining.<ref name=points/> Despite Michael Schumacher and Ferrari's increased points lead, Coulthard maintained that his main competitors could be caught in the season's last nine races, saying, "There's still a long way to go in the championship and anything can happen."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Race classificationEdit
Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold.
Championship standings after the raceEdit
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| +/– | Template:Tooltip | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | 56 | |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon David Coulthard | 34 | |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 3 | Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen | 32 | |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 4 | Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello | 28 | |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | |
| Sources:<ref name="points"/><ref name="champ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| +/– | Template:Tooltip | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 84 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes | 66 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Benetton-Playlife | 18 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Williams-BMW | 15 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 10 |
| Sources:<ref name="points"/><ref name="champ"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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